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1976 Alfa Romeo EV Conversion

The car

The Alfa Romeo was originally converted to electric by Sam Timberlake of Vestavia Hills, Alabama. I purchased it directly from him in 2005. The only things left from that conversion were the motor, battery boxes, and cables. Almost everything else had been replaced or added my me. In 2008 I sold this car to someone in Atascadero, California. In 2012, after some years of abuse and neglect, it found a new owner in Waco, Texas. I believe that the new owner parted out the car, so it no longer exists.

I had the cool stickers made up myself and sold the unused portion on the web.

Controller

The Curtis 1231C-8601 controller was screwed to the top of the empty rear battery box until I found a better way to mount it. There was a large heat sink underneath. Off to the left was a Kilovac contactor (relay) connected to a switch on the accelerator pedal.

Charger

The charging system in the trunk: the Manzanita Micro PFC20 charger with inline GFCI and external plug

12V System

Zivan NG1-DC DC-DC converter for the 12V system.

Power Brake System

Under the hood: the KTA power brake system; the vacuum sensor, vacuum pump, and vacuum tank

Motor

The ADC X91-4001 motor, with the attachment to the transmission (spline)